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Checklist for Infraorder Elateriformia Crowson, 1960
and region Montana (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
432
3116
6987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
431
3113
6984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
409
3045
6850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
289
2495
5715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
75
683
1259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
69
589
965
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Elateriformia
Crowson, 1960
13
67
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Montana
9 Families width 121 Species and 2 Subspecies
Buprestidae Leach, 1815Flat-headed wood-borers41SpeciesTaxom
Elateridae Leach, 1815Click Beetle47SpeciesTaxom
Lycidae Laporte, 1836Lycid beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Cantharidae Imhoff, 1856Cantharids4SpeciesTaxom
Elmidae Curtis, 1830Drive beetles15SpeciesTaxom
Byrrhidae Latreille, 1804Moss beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Lampyridae Latreille, 1817Fireflies6SpeciesTaxom
Dryopidae Billberg, 1820Long toed water beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Heteroceridae MacLeay, 1825Mud beetles2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Montana
63 Genera with 121 Species
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Acmaeodera Eschscholtz, 18013SpeciesTaxom
Aeolus Eschscholtz, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agrilus Curtis, 19639SpeciesTaxom
Agriotes Eschscholtz, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Agrypnus Eschscholtz, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Alaus Eschscholtz, 1756Eyed Click Beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Ampedus Dejean, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Anthaxia Eschscholtz, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Athous Eschscholtz, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Brachys Dejean, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Buprestis Linnaeus, 1843Jewel Beetle9SpeciesTaxom
Calopteron Castelnau, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Cantharis Linnaeus, 1758
0SpeciesTaxom
Cardiophorus Eschscholtz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Chalcophora Dejean, 17702SpeciesTaxom
Chrysobothris Eschscholtz, 18376SpeciesTaxom
Chrysophana LeConte, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Cleptelmis Sanderson, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Corymbitodes Buysson, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Ctenicera Latreille, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Cytilus Erichson, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Dalopius Eschscholtz, 1829
0SpeciesTaxom
Danosoma C.G. Thomson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Deromecus Solier, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Dicerca Eschscholtz, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Dictyoptera Latreille, 1843Roaches and Mantids2SpeciesTaxom
Dubiraphia Sanderson, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ellychnia Blanchard, 1852Diurnal Fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Glyphonyx Candeze, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Hadromorphus Motschoulsky, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Helichus Erichson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hemicrepidius Germar, 18062SpeciesTaxom
Heterelmis Sharp, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Heterlimnius Hinton, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Heterocerus Fabricius, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Hypnoidus Dillwyn, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Lampetis Dejean, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Lara LeConte, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Limonius Eschscholtz, 1932Dark Brown Click Beetle7SpeciesTaxom
Malthodes Kiesenwetter, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Megapenthes Eschscholtz, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Melanactes LeConte, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Melanophila Eschscholtz, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Melanotus Schwarz, 1853Click Beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Metanomus Buysson, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Microcylloepus Hinton, 03SpeciesTaxom
Nothodes LeConte, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Oedostethus LeConte, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Optioservus Sanderson, 18703SpeciesTaxom
Paradonus Stibick, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Pedilophorus Steffahny, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Phaenops Eschscholtz, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Photinus Laporte, 1851Rover fireflies2SpeciesTaxom
Photuris Dejean, 1851Femme fatale fireflies1SpeciesTaxom
Podabrus Westwood, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Polybothris Spinola, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pseudanostirus Dolin, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Pyropyga Motschulsky, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Selatosomus Stephens, 18664SpeciesTaxom
Silis Charpentier, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Stenelmis Dufour, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Telephorus Schaeffer, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Zaitzevia Champion, 18702SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Montana
121 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) mixta LeConte, 1860Motillo
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) pulchella Herbst, 1801Yellow-marked Buprestid Beetle
Acmaeodera (Acmaeodera) tubulus Fabricius, 1801
Aeolus mellillus Say, 1836Sweet Click Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832Rose stem girdler
Agrilus (Agrilus) cyanescens Ratzeburg, 1837Bluish Borer Beetle
Agrilus (Agrilus) integerrimus Ratzeburg, 1837
Agrilus (Agrilus) obolinus LeConte, 1860Motillo
Agrilus (Agrilus) olivicolor Kiesenwetter, 1857
Agrilus (Agrilus) politus (Say, 1825)⇒ Agrilus cuprescens cuprescens Ménétriés, 1832
Agrilus (Anambus) angustulus Illiger, 1803Oak borer
Agrilus pediculus Curletti, 1999
Agrilus syrphus Descarpentri..., 1963
Agriotes (Agriotes) criddlei Van Dyke, 1932
Agriotes (Agriotes) ferrugineipennis LeConte, 1861
Agrypnus limonius Girard, 1991
Alaus melanops LeConte, 1863Western Eyed Click Beetle
Alaus oculatus Linnaeus, 1756Eastern Eyed Click Beetle
Ampedus (Ampedus) balteatus Linnaeus, 1758
Ampedus (Ampedus) brevis Van Dyke, 1932
Ampedus (Ampedus) nigrinus Herbst, 1784
Ampedus (Ampedus) scrofa Germar, 1844
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) expansa (LeConte, 1857)⇒ Anthaxia inornata Randall, 1838
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) helvetica Stierlin, 1868
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) inornata Randall, 1838
Anthaxia (Melanthaxia) quadripunctata Linnaeus, 1758Metallic wood-boring beetle
Athous (Haplathous) subfuscus O. F. Müller, 1764
Athous rufiventris Eschscholtz, 1822
Athous sierrae Van Dyke, 1932
Brachys aerosus Melsheimer, 1845
Buprestis (Buprestis) laeviventris LeConte, 1857
Buprestis (Buprestis) lyrata Casey, 1909Pink-faced jewel beetle
Buprestis (Buprestis) novemmaculata (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ptosima undecimmaculata undecimmaculata Herbst, 1784
Buprestis (Buprestis) rustica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Poecilonota variolosa variolosa Paykull, 1799
Buprestis (Buprestis) subornata LeConte, 1860
Buprestis (Cypriacis) adjecta LeConte, 1854Buprestid beetle
Buprestis (Cypriacis) aurulenta (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Eurythyrea austriaca Linnaeus, 1767
Buprestis (Knulliobuprestis) confluenta Say, 1823Green metalic wood borer
Buprestis (Nelsonocheira) langii Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Cardiophorus (Cardiophorus) vestigialis Erichson, 1840
Chalcophora angulicollis LeConte, 1857Sculptured pine borer
Chalcophora virginiensis Drury, 1770Large flat-headed pine heartwood borer
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) chrysostigma Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysobothris (Chrysobothris) solieri Gory & Laporte, 1837
Chrysobothris aeneola LeConte, 1860Motillo
Chrysobothris laricis Van Dyke, 1916
Chrysobothris monticola Fall, 1910Dry calcareous bryum moss
Chrysobothris trinervia Kirby, 1837Brackish grass shrimp
Chrysophana placida LeConte, 1854Flat-headed cone borer
Cleptelmis addenda Fall, 1907
Cleptelmis ornata Schaeffer, 1911
Corymbitodes lobatus Eschscholtz, 1822
Ctenicera aeripennis Kirby, 1837Prairie grain wireworm
Ctenicera silvaticus Van Dyke, 1932
Cytilus alternatus Say, 1825
Danosoma brevicorne LeConte, 1853
Deromecus agriotes Candeze, 1878
Dicerca (Dicerca) tenebrica Kirby, 1837Flat-Headed Poplar Borer
Dicerca (Neoargante) tenebrosa Kirby, 1837Dark Jewel Beetle
Dictyoptera aurora Herbst, 1784Golden Net-wing
Dictyoptera simplicipes Mannerheim, 1843Arizona cottonwood
Dubiraphia minima Hilsenhoff, 1973Snailseed
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) corrusca Linnaeus, 1767Winter Firefly
Ellychnia (Ellychnia) lacustris (LeConte, 1852)⇒ Ellychnia corrusca Linnaeus, 1767
Hadromorphus callidus Brown, 1936
Hadromorphus glaucus Germar, 1843
Helichus striatus LeConte, 1852
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) brevicollis Candeze, 1863
Hemicrepidius (Hemicrepidius) memnonius Herbst, 1806
Heterelmis simplex codrus Hinton, 1971
Heterlimnius corpulentus LeConte, 1874
Heterocerus fenestratus Thunberg, 1784
Heterocerus undatus Melsheimer, 1884Cooper's wild cabbage
Hypnoidus bicolor Eschscholtz, 1829
Hypnoidus impressicollis Mannerheim, 1853
Hypnoidus leei Stibick, 1968
Lampetis (Spinthoptera) drummondi Laporte and ..., 1837Drummond´s blue Buprestid
Lara avara LeConte, 1852Wood-eating beetle
Limonius (Limonius) aeger LeConte, 1853
Limonius (Limonius) californicus Mannerheim, 1843Sugarbeet wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) canus LeConte, 1853Pacific Coast wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) ectypus Say, 1833
Limonius (Limonius) infuscatus Motschulsky, 1859Western field wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) subauratus LeConte, 1853Columbia Basin wireworm
Limonius (Limonius) ursinus Van Dyke, 1932
Megapenthes angularis LeConte, 1866
Melanophila acuminata De Geer, 1774Black fire beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) punctolineatus Pelerin, 1829Sandwich Click Beetle
Melanotus (Melanotus) similis Kirby, 1837
Melanotus longulus LeConte, 1853
Metanomus insidiosus LeConte, 1853
Microcylloepus browni Hatch, 1938Tinamous
Microcylloepus pusillus LeConte, 1852
Microcylloepus pusillus perdita
Nothodes parvulus Panzer, 1799
Oedostethus femoralis LeConte, 1853
Optioservus (Optioservus) castanipennis Fall, 1925
Optioservus (Optioservus) divergens LeConte, 1874
Optioservus (Optioservus) quadrimaculatus Horn, 1870
Phaenops drummondi Kirby, 1837Flatheaded fir borer
Photinus obscurellus LeConte, 1851
Photinus punctulatus LeConte, 1851
Photuris (Photuris) divisa LeConte, 1851
Podabrus pruinosus LeConte, 1851
Podabrus punctulatus LeConte, 1859
Polybothris coccinella Laporte & Gory, 1837
Pseudanostirus nigricollis Bland, 1864
Pseudanostirus propolus LeConte, 1853Propelling Click Beetle
Pseudanostirus pudicus Brown, 1936
Pyropyga nigricans Say, 1823Black-bordered Elf
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeneus Linnaeus, 1758
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) aeripennis Kirby, 1837
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) destructor Brown, 1935
Selatosomus (Selatosomus) semimetallicus Walker, 1866
Silis (Silis) montanica Green, 1966
Stenelmis crenata Say, 1824
Stenelmis occidentalis Schmude & Brown, 1991Black Tinamou
Telephorus dichrous Lewis, 1895
Zaitzevia (Suzevia) posthonia Brown, 2001Thicket Tinamou
Zaitzevia (Zaitzevia) parvula G. Horn, 1870Tinamous

Subnodes of Elateriformia with occurrences in Montana
SuperfamilyBuprestoidea
Leach, 1815
Jewel Beetles, Metallic Wood Boring Beetles, Metallic wood-boring beetles
1
13
41
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyByrrhoidea
Latreille, 1804
Byrrhids, Pill Beetles, Water Beetles and Toe-winged Beetles
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyDryopoidea
Hunt & al., 2007
4
12
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyElateroidea
Leach, 1815
Click Beetles, Firefly Beetles, Skipjack Beetles, Soldier Beetles
5
38
60
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Elateriformia at itis.gov